It has been said that the success of a relationship depends on choosing the right partner. This may be true in many ways but the problem is in finding out who the right person is. Most of the time, it is revealed to us only when we are already deep into the relationship, when turning back is difficult, if not utterly painful. Loving always involves a certain amount of risk. It offers no guarantee of permanence. Getting involved with someone is easy. But getting out of a relationship when we have already invested so much of our love and time can be very difficult. The purpose of failure in a relationship is to strengthen us and make us better persons. We should learn from our mistakes and use our insight in making new commitments.

There are times when we realize the importance of a person only when he/she is gone and already in the arms of someone else. We make costly decisions that leave us hurting in the end. But pain will always be part of loving. And we have to learn, to accept our fate before we can freely move on and continue our search for that “right person”. The effort of telling him/her how much you truly felt without expecting anything in return marked the closure of this relationship. You have made the first step in doing the right thing. The last one involves letting go and moving on. You have learned from this experience and let it to be your guide in making a successful relationship…one that will last you a lifetime.